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A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
Project Name:
Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:
Public and private forest managers, with the conservation group Sand County Foundation, created the voluntary Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative to restore a healthy forest ecosystem.
Website:
www.allegheny-vacation.com/kqdc.html
Contact:
Kevin McAleese
Program Director
Sand County Foundation
608-663-4605
kmcaleese@sandcounty.net
Project Name:
USDA, NRCS Partners with U.S. Army in New Jersey
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:
Fort Dix and USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service have partnered for eight years to protect water quality at an active military training base.
Contact:
David Smart
State Resource Conservationist
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
732-537-6051
david.smart@nj.usda.gov
Project Name:
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:
Public & private partners at all levels collaborating to protect, interpret & promote the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, a congressionally-designated National Heritage Area
Website:
www.ShenandoahAtWar.org
Contact:
Howard Kittell
Executive Director
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
540-740-4545
hkittell@svbf.net
Project Name:
Green Space for Living: Metro-Washington, DC Demonstration Project
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC
Summary:
The focus of the partnership is to gather and share information that can help local decision makers better accommodate both development and green space conservation.
Contact:
Glenn Eugster
Assistant Regional Director, National Capital Region
National Park Service
202-619-7492
Project Name:
Saving the Natural and Working Landscape in Kennebec and Waldo Counties
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:
Local, state & federal partners target protection of prime farmlands located upland of a 40,000-acre forest & wetland landscape to conserve rare & endangered terrestrial, aquatic and plant species.
Website:
www.mltn.org
Contact:
LouAnna Perkins
Executive Director
Maine Farmland Trust
207-469-6465
LPerkins@mainefarmlandtrust.org
Southeastern
Project Name:
Carroll County, GA Farmland Preservation
Location:
Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:
Private and governmental interests work together to encourage sustainable agriculture and preservation of working family farms
Contact:
John Pershing
Executive Director
Georgia Agricultural Land Trust
770-214-5109
jpershing@ttvglaw.com
Project Name:
Palmetto Bluff Preservation
Location:
Southeastern: South Carolina
Summary:
More than one-third of the original 20,000 acres at Crescent Resources' Palmetto Bluff community in the S.C. lowcountry has been set aside in perpetuity.
Website:
www.palmetto-bluff.com
Contact:
Kathryn Blanchard
704-376-3434
kblanchard@crown-com.com
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
Illinois River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:
The Illinois River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) helps farmers improve water quality in the Illinois River and restore bottomland habitat through conservation easements.
Website:
www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/state_updates.htm#ill
Contact:
Jim Herbert
Illinois State Director
The Nature Conservancy
309-636-3325
jherbert@tnc.org
Project Name:
Flathead Forestry Project
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:
The project promotes community trust and collaborative processes, ensures forest and ecosystem health, and provides for a sustainable resource-based economy within the region.
Website:
www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/flatheadforest.html
Contact:
Carol Daly
Flathead Forestry Project
(406) 892-8155
cdaly1@centurytel.net
Project Name:
Montana's Matador Ranch Grassbank
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:
Ranchers and TNC enhance biodiversity and community sustainability through partnership that trades TNC forage for ranchers' conservation of 250,000 acres of ranchlands.
Website:
www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/matadorranch.html
Contact:
Linda Poole
Glaciated Plains Program Director
The Nature Conservancy
406-658-2192
lpoole@tnc.org
Project Name:
Trapper's Point Working Group
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:
The group seeks to develop a protection plan for the Trapper's Point wildlife migration route, a crucial corridor for pronghorn antelope, mule deer, and other migrating ungulates.
Website:
www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/trappers.html
Contact:
Joel Berger
Senior Scientist, North America Program
Wildlife Conservation Society
(208) 787-3068
jberger@wcs.org
Far West
Project Name:
West Eugene Wetlands Partnership
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
An eight-organization partnership has implemented land acquisition, habitat restoration, environmental education and recreation facilities development over a 13-year period.
Website:
www.ci.eugene.or.us/parks/wetlands/
Contact:
Eric N. Wold
Wetlands Program Supervisor
City of Eugene, Parks and Open Spaces
(541) 682-4888
eric.n.wold@ci.eugene.or.us
Project Name:
O'ahu Conservation Partnership
Location:
Far West: Hawaii
Summary:
The O’ahu Conservation Partnership is a consortium of agencies and conservation groups seeking to protect and restore natural and open spaces.
Contact:
Mr. Joshua Stanbro
Senior Project Associate
The Trust for Public Land, Hawaii Field Office
808-524-8564
josh.stanbro@tpl.org
Project Name:
Suisun Marsh Managed Wetlands Enhancement Project
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
Thanks to a major NAWCA grant, the Suisun Marsh Managed Wetlands Enhancement Project will help enhance and restore water quality at one of California's largest and most important natural wetlands.
Contact:
Steve Chappell
Executive Director
Suisun Resource Conservation District
707-425-9302
SRCD@Direcway.com
Project Name:
Evolution of the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC)
Location:
Far West: Hawaii
Summary:
Maui Invasive Species Committee, an informal private-county-state-federal partnership, works to prevent serious alien plant and animal invasions threatening Haleakala National Park.
Website:
www.hear.org
Contact:
Stephen Anderson
Natural Resource Program Manager
National Park Service
808-572-4480
Stephen_J_Anderson@NPS.GOV
Project Name:
Backcountry Horsemen of America
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
Developing a network of trail supporters and youth programs to adopt the PCT, specifically maintenance of a previously dilapidated 70 mile section.
Website:
www.backcountryhorse.com/
Contact:
Alan Hill
Public Liaison Chair
Backcountry Horsemen of America
530-221-8531
athill01@charter.net
Project Name:
Community-Based Alliance for Training and Sustainable Stewardship
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
A partnership between the Alliance of Forest Workers and Harvesters and Lomakatsi Restoration Project to link worker training with on-the-ground project implementation in ecological restoration.
Contact:
Denise Smith
Director
Alliance of Forest Workers & Harvesters
530-629-3353
alliancefwh@pcweb.net
Project Name:
Cosumnes River Preserve
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
The objective of this effort is to safeguard and restore the Cosumnes River and surrounding habitat, increasing migratory waterfowl populations and providing for agricultural and recreational use.
Website:
www.cosumnes.org
Contact:
Rick Cooper
Manager
Cosumnes River Preserve
(916) 684-2816
Rick_Cooper@ca.blm.gov
Project Name:
Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Protection Program
Location:
Far West: Washington
Summary:
Cooperative agreement to control river flows for fall Chinook salmon to maximize spawning and rearing conditions in mid-Columbia River, while maintaining flexibility of hydroelectric dam operators.
Website:
www.gcpud.org/stewardship.htm
Contact:
Linda Jones
Grant County Public Utility District
509-754-5037
ljones1@gcpud.org
National
Project Name:
LANDFIRE
Location:
National
Summary:
LANDFIRE is a multi-organization partnership to identify and prioritize areas for, and improve coordination on, hazardous fuel reduction.
Website:
http://www.landfire.gov/
Contact:
Dan Crittenden
LANDFIRE Business Lead
USDA Forest Service
202-239-9379
dcrittenden@fs.fed.us
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